Two-part belt buckle



May 13, 1924. 1,493,503

c. ROSENBLUM TWO-PART BELT BUCKLE Filed Aug. 20. 1925 INVENTOR A TTORNE Y iii l embodiment of the invention.

Patented May 13, 1924.

UNITED 1,4 59 E F C oHAnLns RosEnnLUi/r; on JBROOKLYN, new y s-a amant .1' xnrscnnns iuenu- FACTURING COL, Inc, or nnoonnvn, NEW YORK; n conronn'rron on NEW YORK.

Application iileil' A'ii'gilst 2( 11123. Serial lie. 'GESQLZM.

T 0 all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1', CHARLES RosnNiiLhM, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Two-Part Belt Buckles, of

which the following is aspeCificatiOn.

This invention relates to separable fasteners and has particular'referenceto that type of devices of tlre nature of beltor analogous buckles, each comprising two members hooked detachably to each other.

A two-part separable buckle, as ordinarily made, comprising interlocking loop and tongue members which are likely to separate accidentally or undesirably as a result of pressure, a blow, or other incident brought'to bear upon cheer the other-buckle member or belt closely adjacent thereto. Among the objects, therefore, of my provement is to construct a two-part buckle that may easily be assembled and disassembled as desired; that will not separate accidentally nor undesirably, and one that is neat in appearance, cheap in construction, and strong and dependable in use,

With the foregoing and other objects in view the invention consists in the arrangement and combination of parts hereinafter described and claimed, and while the invention is not restricted to the exact details of construction disclosed or suggested herein, still for the purpose of illustrating a prac- 1 tical embodiment thereof reference is had to the accompanying drawings, in which likereference characters designate the same parts in the several views, and in which- Figure 1 is an inside View of a Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a detail of the snap or catch means, as seen from the arrow 3, Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a similar view showing the spring action while the connection or disconnection is being made. i v

Fig. 5 is a plan of the blank of the loop member. I

Fig. 6 is a plan of the blank of the tongue portion.

Referring now more specifically to the drawings, I, show a buckle consisting of a loop member 10 and a hook or tongue member 11, both made of any suitable sheet mapreferred is passed th'rou wise shaped to have interlocking features.

' tei ial, such as metal, and'stainped or other-.

The mmber'i'o is formed along one edge I portion witlraloop 12, between which and the main part'i's'a slot 18 extending towardv but stopping'short of the ends of the loop.-

The loop 12 is off-set slightly at '14 from the plane of the main part to accommodate the companion member 11,.and the plane of the loopv is disposed at an acute angle of from to 4,0" to said main part plane.

Along the extreme free edge of the loop,

remote from tlie slot 13, are formed one or more pairs of spring lugs or catches 15, the

catches extending in normally slightly spaced relation to each other andin a plane substantially perpendicular to the plane of the loop. Each catch has a lug or projection [15' extending away from the other catch.

The neck part 16 of the catches is preferably somewhat longer than the thickness of the co-operatingmember so as to allow a certain degree of angular play or flexibility of the buckle when in use. p v

The tongue member 11 is formed along one edge portion with a tongue 17, of a" width corresponding to the length of the slot 13 into or through which tongue passes as a hook in assembling the parts, and the length. of the tongue is substantially the same as the width ofthe loop. The tongue is bent to lie in a plane at an acute angle to the plane of the main part of the tongue member, and hence the loop after assemblag'e lies against the tongueor between the tongue and the said main part of the tongue member. I

Naturally the two main members will lie at an angle to each other While the tongue the slot and then they are swung around the off-set 14; as an axis into about the same plane into locked position, as in Figs. 1 and 2.

The tongue 17 is formed with as many holes or short slots 18 as there are pairs of catch lugs 15, andthey are so disposed as to receive the pairs of catches directly there-' through when the parts are swung as just stated. The length of a slot 18 is substantially the same as the width of the neck ofv Y the double catch that is received by it, but

the lugs 15 of the catches project laterally farther from each other than the length of the slot 18. Hence as the double catch passes through its slot 18. the two catches separation of the parts, but a slight degree of force applied to the main parts of the buckle in the usual direction will efiect easily withdrawal of the catches from the slots 18, and the disconnection of the tongue and loop follows readily. It will be noted, furthermore that the locking or unlocking of the catches and tongue slots is effected by the same motion or in the same direction as the usual hooking or unhooking, respectively, so that no time is lost and no special attention need be given the operation 10 secure the desired result.-

\Vhile this buckle is designed primarily and especially for use on belts for bathing suits, it will of course be understood that it may be employed also in many other ca- 1 pacities.

I claim:

1. A separable device C0111} rising two main members having interlocking tongue and loop parts, the loop part comprising a main body portion and a loop lying in a plane at an acute angle to the plane of the body and carrying at its free edge a spring catch, and the tongue member comprising a main bodyportion lying substantially in the plane of the body portion of the loop member when assembled, and a tongue portion which after passin through the loop member lies substantially parallel to the loop portion and provided with an opening through which said spring catch means interlocks. i

2. A two-part buckle having loop and tongue members connectible and disconnectible through angular movement between the parts and serving normally when connected to resist strain in the same plane, the tongue member being provided with a tongue having an opening therethrough and the loop member being provided with a loop co-operating with said tongue and being" provided at its free edge with a pair of spring catches projectable through the torwue opening when the parts are assembled to prex'ent accidental separation of the members.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

CHARLES ROSENBLUM. 

